Asher Bohbot, CEO of EOH Holdings, has been named as the Southern African Business Leader of the Year in the regional leg of the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Awards.
The AABLA recognise the Continent’s most pioneering business game-changers in a variety of categories that mirror the multifaceted nature of the African business landscape.
The award categories include Young Business Leader of the Year, Business Leader of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Johnnie Walker Blue Label.
In the category of Southern African Business Leader of the Year, Bohbot was singled out for his pioneering vision and consistent drive to formulate solutions-based business and IT strategies across his many endeavours.
Fred Robertson was named as Southern Africa’s Entrepreneur of the Year, a category sponsored by the IDC.
The Young Business Leader of the Year Award was jointly presented to group CEOs of The Creative Counsel, Gil Oved and Ran Neu-Ner.
2014’s Southern African Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon Phuthuma Nhleko, former CEO of the MTN group.
The final regional round of the awards is set to take place in West Africa on 23 October, before the winners from the three regions go on to compete in the finale event, to take place in Johannesburg on 14 November.
